Priority 8 from the Paediatric Lower Limb Surgery PSP
| UNCERTAINTY: What is the best method of screening for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH) in terms of clinical and cost effectiveness? (JLA PSP Priority 8) | |
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| Overall ranking | 8 |
| JLA question ID | 0081/08 |
| Explanatory note | Not available for this PSP |
| Evidence |
Systematic review: Shorter D, Hong T and Osborn DA. Screening programmes for developmental dysplasia of the hip in newborn infants (Review). Evid.-Based Child Health. 2013; 8:1: 11–54 |
| Health Research Classification System category | Musculoskeletal |
| Extra information provided by this PSP | |
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| Original uncertainty examples | DDH - should we do national ultrasound screening? ~ Can we scan all babies with hip dysplasia to avoid the need for surgery in the future? ~ is there a better way to screen for DDH other than ultrasound and clinical examination? |
| Submitted by | Orthopaedic surgeon x 10 ~ Patient x 1 ~ Physio - Physiotherapist x 2 ~ Patient x 7 |
| PSP information | |
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| PSP unique ID | 0081 |
| PSP name | Paediatric Lower Limb Surgery |
| Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. | 75 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website) |
| Date of priority setting workshop | 17 November 2018 |